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Birdlife wants freeze on turtle dove spring hunt, after damning EU report
Birdlife wants freeze on turtle dove spring hunt, after damning EU report

Birdlife wants freeze on turtle dove spring hunt, after damning EU report

Birdlife Malta wants a freeze on the hunting of turtle dove in spring reinstated, after EU data showed a dramatic decline in the bird’s population. Researchers tracked the birds for a five-year period across 15 countries along their central-eastern migratory route. They found that bird populations had declined in 13 out of the 15 countries, including

New EU data confirms continued decline of Turtle-dove population, BirdLife says

New EU data confirms continued decline of Turtle-dove population, BirdLife says

BirdLife Malta has published a new report which it said highlights "the alarming continued decline of the European Turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur, following the release of the latest EU Article 12 reporting data (2019-2024)." The newly published data, which represents the best available scientific evidence, shows that 13 out of 15 countries within